2026 6th Form Entrance Applicants

your in year 11?

How are you getting preficted grades arent they in year 11? Must be different for schools

Hi guys, I’m applying for the Eton Orwell Award and Winchester College this year. I’m just making a thread for anyone who plans to apply for the Orwell Award or any top private school (or even a public school lik Eton, Westminster, Harrow, Winchester etc.)
Make sure you post where you’re applying for and your grades/extracurriculars.
Grades:
My skl doesn’t really give grades out until my mocks this summer but I have some idea - for the ones I don’t know ill put a slash
Maths: 9
Physics: 9
Chem:9
Bio: 8/9 - idrk - got 82 percent but was a hard test.
Com-Sci: 9
Music: 9
Add Maths: A (As level)
French: 8/9 - a little inconsistent.
Geo: around an 8 - planning to lock in for mocks tho. I’m around the 80 percent mark.
T and P: A/B (As level)
English lit: Idk - no assessment yet
English Lang: - no assessment yet
HPQ: A*
Music:
Piano: Working towards diploma and have done grade 8 piano and keyboard.
Guitar: working towards Grade 8 and done my Grade 7
Drums: Working towards Grade 8 - started lessons in yr 7 and did Grade 6 easily with distinction in 3 months so I’ve skipped and it’s clm.
Saxophone: No grades but pretty ok. Play for jazz band sometimes.
Bass Guitar: also play in jazz band - decent level.
I’m also I’m jazz band, chapel choir, orchestra (sometimes) and other stuff.
Sport:
Play Basketball - played for national league for a bit
Tennis: came 3rd in Hampshire school games a while back and won a local tournament recently.
Others:
Did my Dofe bronze and also do Target Oxbridge program.
Ps. Can’t remember anything else. Can’t wait to hear back from you guys.

Wow, strong application - are you currently at state or private?
What A'Levels do you want to do?

I'm currently at a state skl (orwell award is only for state or heavily funded private without 6th form) I wanna do Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Music

Soz yes realised that. Have you done yr10 mocks? Mine r this month

Sry, I replied with an old account. I'm female so I can't apply to Eton, I'm applying to Winchester - why day skl and not boarding 4u? Did you go to the open day? Do you know anyone that goes?

Looks like a decent profile - what type of school do you go to?

Mine are jsut after half term (June 2nd) - are you planing to go to winchester college? - I may but it depends because I would have to apply for the Wykeham award and if I do get Eton then I likely will take it first option. Also, cos I'm in basingstoke I'll probably apply to winchester as day skl.

i thought that the wykeham award was only for 13+? It doesn't explicitly state anything about it on the website. I initially was not going to apply for winchester as it didnt have a scholarship, but seeing as it has, I might give it a try.

i dont think ill be apply winchester anymore as it wouldnt be worth it for me with the appli fee and everything -also they didnt give my brother a low enough bursary so its unlikely for me. btw wykeham is defo 16+ cos girls got it. where are u applying?

i have predicted all 9s for my 12 gcses, and i did the imc and stuff like that. i am also the head of mun for lower secondary and i play for the county volleyball team (i am an international applicant). there-s no volleyball at winchester so i don't know if being a professional volleyball player will count a lot 😅. i never knew that wykeham was for 16+ as well? tysm for telling me that cus i thought they only offered 13+ scholarships! do you know how many ppl get it each year? btw i will be applying for westminster, winchester, brighton and sevenoaks prob

lmao, im just reading the thread and I'm seeing all the people that i might see on the day for winchester exams, I'm applying for a boarding place and planning on taking history, politics, econ and potentially philosophy (rs) cause I already do it at my school, there were so many girls at the open day as well cause of the new boarding they are opening in 2026.
you've got such a good profile, it puts mine to shame coz I go private school 🥲